Ding Liren rests in R7 of Chess Olympiad, skipping the game against Gukesh

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The 7th round of the 2024 Chess Olympiad brings interesting encounters on the top boards, including the match between India and China. It was a perfect time to see the game between Ding Liren and Gukesh D, who supposed to meet today. However, reigning World Chess Champion Ding Liren took a free day, skipping the game against the Challenger.

Interestingly, just a day prior to the possible real-game meeting, Ding Liren and Gukesh had a photoshooting session for the World Championship.

“Who is in a better form for the World Chess Championship Match 2024?” is one of the most common questions nowadays, but we will need to wait for the match to find out the final answer.

Ding Liren is not playing in the 7th round of #ChessOlympiad 🥺

We will watch @DGukesh vs Wei Yi ♟️ https://t.co/7j0IjEkBP0

— Chess Topics (@ChessTopics) September 18, 2024